August 16, 2017
In light of recent events, its important to call a wrong thing by its name. Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hate Map
August 14, 2017
A near term view of health care’s future. Destabilizing the System
Jeffrey MacDonald
“He sat for a moment, looking hurt and confused and not quite able to digest all this terrible news. Then he cried out: …”Oh … Jesus! What in the name of God is happening in the Country? Where can you get away from it?” “Not here,” I said, picking up my bag. “Thanks for the […]
August 11, 2017
A report on clinical trials conducted by drug manufacturers and the amount of information not available.
August 9, 2017
I post about criminal prosecutions for health care fraud here. By way of background, this is the DOJ web page describing how those prosecutions work.
August 8, 2017
Palm Harbor, Florida Doctor’s Quality Fraud gets him six years in prison from DOJ #QualityFraud
Rob Roy
On May 6, 1968, the 82nd Airborne gave my Dad a leadership award called the “Iron Duke”, even though he was JAG and the regulars should have disliked him. That ought to tell you as much as you need to know about him. I’ve still got the heavy trophy in my office. We lived in […]
August 7, 2017
Pharma Bro guilty on three counts of #QualityFraud And his sentence may be worse than others
Local Quality Fraud in Healthcare Drives Up Costs: Help Us Eradicate it
From DOJ as reported in the Fort Myers News Press (A Gannet paper) “Today’s settlement demonstrates our unwavering commitment to protect the Medicare trust fund against unscrupulous providers,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “Providers who waste taxpayer dollars by billing for unnecessary services will […]